Sickness in the camp and a new friend

Hey all, above is Calvin and no, I didn't make him pose like that. I took the picture and when I looked at it he had his little hand upon his knee...all on his own! Calvin still doesn't talk, really. I mean he talks all the time, but it's jibberish and quite funny. He does call for me and Paul (momma, momma and dadada) but that is about all. He has said random words (night, night, bye bye, etc) but these are not words he will say at any given moment. I think he's trying to figure out English and Thai...we'll see what happens! He's also taken a liking to spinning in circles until dizzy and falling on his bottom all the while laughing his head off. He also has managed to climb the bunk bed ladder to he and PJ's bunk beds (that as of right now only PJ sleeps in due to Calvin still sleeping in a crib). This, thankfully, was discovered while Mommy was overseeing but still...PJ was NOT like this one!

PJ has come down with something...I was just thinking the other day how wonderful it has been the past month with the boys being relatively healthy...well, PJ's been sick since Tuesday night with mostly a fever, cough and ear ache. He looks awful (as you can see in the above picture) as his eyes are also really sore, but he has been mostly pleasant with his most fussy times at night. He's gone to bed early for the past two or three nights...tonight he wanted to climb into bed at 6:30! Sorry, kid, you gotta stay up a bit longer!

And, this is our new friend. I have yet to name him. I found him last night hanging out in my kitchen sink. He's not very big (smaller than my pinky finger) and doesn't seem to be too afraid of me. Now, I know that you know that geckos are not a big deal here. We have them...they tend to be everywhere and they just become part of your life in Thailand. So, why am I blogging about a gecko? Well, earlier today I was washing dishes (with the gecko in the sink) and I was telling Paul about him. I was asking Paul why he thinks the gecko has stayed in the sink all night and all day. His very logical and good answer was that he couldn't get OUT of the sink...he's too small!) So, I helped him out with a little push up onto the counter and thought he would escape our kitchen and find life outside the kitchen sink. A couple hours later, I was making pizza dough and saw him beside the sink, near the back of the counter. I couldn't believe this guy. He must really feel at home in our kitchen! So, I snapped a picture of him after he snapped a bug flying around in our kitchen! (This is one VERY good reason to keep geckos in your house...bug control!). So, we know have a resident kitchen gecko. Sorry, Mom, I am not getting rid of him, he's too cute and too helpful to keeping the pests down!

Important Note: On the baby widget to the right it says I am further along than is actually correct according to my doctor. I don't know how to go back and change it so just add another week onto whatever is posted and that is when I am actually due. (Actual date: October 22). Only about five weeks left!!! Woo hoo!